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What Eden Did Next

What Eden Did Next
  • Author(s): Sheila O'Flanagan
  • Location(s): Dublin, France, Wexford
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Five years after the death of her firefighter husband, Eden knows better than anyone that life can change in an instant. Now, instead of the future she had planned with Andy, she has Lila – the daughter he never...

What You Need From The Night

What You Need From The Night
  • Author(s): Laurent Petitmangin, Shaun Whiteside (translator)
  • Location(s): Northern France
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

After the death of his wife, a father raises his two sons alone. His bond with Fus, the eldest, and Gillou, the youngest, is a close one. But their town is not one of opportunity, and it soon becomes...

When the Summer Was Ours

When the Summer Was Ours
  • Author(s): Roxanne Veletzos
  • Location(s): Budapest, Dachau, New York City (NYC), Paris, Sopron
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1943, 1956-57, early 1990s

A sweeping tale about lovers separated by circumstance, the lives they each lead, and the various points at which their journeys intersect. Set mostly in Hungary (Sopron and Budapest) with chapters in both Germany (Dachau) and the USA (New...

Where Do We Go From Here?

Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Author(s): Nick Alexander
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

I remind myself that I wanted this break. For the first time in years, I am completely, blissfully alone. But as the days pass, I begin to realise a painful truth. For years I’ve been telling a story about...

Where Dragonflies Hover

Where Dragonflies Hover
  • Author(s): AnneMarie Brear
  • Location(s): France, Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern/WWI

Sometimes a glimpse into the past can help make sense of the future … Everyone thinks Lexi is crazy when she falls in love with Hollingsworth House – a crumbling old Georgian mansion in Yorkshire – and nobody more...

Whispers of Wisdom

Whispers of Wisdom
  • Author(s): Marguerite Martin Gray
  • Location(s): Château de Chenonceau
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1747

Nicole wanders the ancient halls of Château Chenonceau, stirring up whispers from the secrets of a queen. Craving the wisdom of the philosophers of the day, Nicole straddles the line between servant and high society. Will acting as one...

Wicked City

Wicked City
  • Author(s): Nicholas Hewitt
  • Location(s): Marseilles (Marseille)
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Various

Marseille is a thoroughly ambiguous place. France’s second city and its major sea-port, its impact on the national imagination is unparalleled. Yet it is also a frontier city, arguably capital of the Mediterranean, and with a traditionally suspect allegiance...

Without Reservations

Without Reservations
  • Author(s): Alice Steinbach
  • Location(s): London, Oxford, Paris, Venice
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

American journalist Alice Steinbach took a year off to live in four cities – Paris, Venice, London and Oxford – when she realized she had entered a new phase of life. Her sons had graduated from college; she had...

Women of War

Women of War
  • Author(s): Louise Morrish
  • Location(s): France, London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): World War One

Edie Lawrence has never been one to play by the rules. As war in Europe is declared, she disguises herself as a soldier and enlists with a London regiment, with the aim of becoming the first woman to report...

Year 1 – Fur Babies in France: From Wage Slaves to Living the Dream

Year 1 – Fur Babies in France: From Wage Slaves to Living the Dream
  • Author(s): Jacqueline Lambert
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Current

“Laugh out loud funny & a great travel guide.” * Have you ever thought of giving up work and heading off into the sunset with surf boards on your roof? If you answer ‘Yes’ – or you just like...

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